Daily Archive: Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Education resource ambassadors from various parts of the world who were recently here for a conference on improving UG have raised $14.5m for the university.

First Lady, Sandra Granger, yesterday, took her Self Reliance and Success in Business workshop to a group of businesswomen in Mahdia, Potaro-Siparuni (Region Eight), who were eager to capitalise on the opportunity to learn skills to advance their small businesses, a release from the Ministry of the Presidency said.

MILAN,  (Reuters) – Italian actor and filmmaker Bud Spencer died on Monday at age 86, national media reported.

(Trinidad Guardian) St Kitts will host the finals of this year’s Caribbean Premier League (CPL). 

The northern carriageway of Carifesta Avenue has been closed to traffic.

Chairman of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) Board Rawle Lucas yesterday announced a major shake-up in the management of the tax body, including the removal of the heads of its Customs and Human Resources divisions for unsatisfactory performance and the appointment of a Deputy Commissioner-General.

While urging the swift operationalisation of the Public Procurement Commission (PPC), European Union (EU) Representative to Guyana Ambassador Jernej Videtič yesterday handed over a $2 billion cheque to Minister of Finance Winston Jordan to aid in improving the country’s sea and river defences.

With the controversial parking meter contract instigating fractures within the Mayor and City Council (M&CC), President David Granger yesterday reminded city councillors that they are accountable to the citizens who voted them into office.

A Canal Number One businessman is now injured after he was beaten and shot early yesterday morning when armed bandits invaded his home and escaped with a quantity cash and jewellery.

The Guyana Amazon Warriors on Sunday winged out for St Kitts where they will begin their 2016 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) T20 title pursuit against the home team, the Patriots in game one set for Thursday at Warner Park.

A city councillor has been accused of invading the privacy of Town Clerk Royston King and his family after contacting one of King’s daughters about the controversial trip he made to Mexico with the Mayor and other council members.

The traditional Linden versus Georgetown rivalry provided the plot for the solidification of a dynasty as Sparta Boss retained their Guinness of the Streets National Title, defeating Lindeners Team 25 2-0 on Friday.

A 16-year-old chainsaw operator was yesterday charged with the rape of a child under the age of 16 years old and later released into the custody of his parents.

Guyana’s students yesterday emerged the overall winners in the first Inter-Guianas Spelling Bee Competition.

It was the changing of the guard as Slingerz FC were crowned the inaugural Guyana Football Federation (GFF) season champions, edging Alpha United 1-0 on Sunday at the Leonora Sports Facility.

While there have been no reported cases of pregnant women with the Zika virus, the Ministry of Public Health has decided to classify those who display Zika-like symptoms as being high-risk pregnancies, ensuring that they will be monitored more closely.

EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey, (Reuters) – Lionel Messi blasted a penalty over the bar in what looks like being his last act in international football as Chile beat Argentina in a shootout to win the Copa America for the second year in a row on Sunday.

Police Constable Tito Benons, who was charged in April with having an unlicensed gun, continued to lead his defence yesterday by calling two witnesses who vouched that he was on his way to lodge the firearm at a police station when he was intercepted by police.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Italy broke a 22-year hoodoo to end Spain’s bid for a record third successive European title with a deserved 2-0 win over familiar foes in an absorbing last 16 clash between the two heavyweights at Euro 2016 yesterday.

NICE, France, (Reuters) – Iceland pulled off one of the greatest shocks in European Championship history when they recovered to beat England 2-1 in their last 16 clash yesterday and will now face hosts France in the quarter-finals.

Guyana Water Inc’s (GWI) record of its customers’ accounts is in a poor state with many not verifiable and payments not made by a large number.

Over 400 parcels of cocaine along with other items were yesterday admitted into evidence at the trial of Barry Dataram and three others accused of trafficking 284 pounds of the drug that were found at his Diamond Housing Scheme residence.

A youth is now a remanded prisoner, charged with being one of the two men who tried to kill a Kitty man in April.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Big-hitting New Zealand batsman Brendon McCullum says Trinbago Knight Riders were bracing for tough opposition but planned to play an “attractive brand of cricket” when the Caribbean Premier League bowled off here tomorrow.

Edward Hubert McCollin, the security guard who was charged last year with unlawful possession of a submachine gun that police say he tried to stash in a septic tank, was yesterday sentenced to three years in jail for the crime.

The Guyana Floodlights Softball Cricket Association will be sending two teams to New York to take part in the New York Softball Cricket League International softball tournament to be held this weekend (July 1-3).

Dear Editor, Please refer to a letter which appeared in the Monday, June 27, edition of your newspaper captioned ‘City Hall should forget parking meters and build homes for vagrants and beggars’.

The completion of the Fairview Aerodrome in Region Nine will result in easier access to the Iwokrama Rainforest Project which will be a great boost for the tourism industry in the hinterland, President David Granger has said.

Former champions Georgetown Technical Institute (GTI) downed St. Joseph’s High School 3-1 when Digicel Schools Football championships continued yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground.

PPP/C Councillor Bisham Kuppen was yesterday disappointed when, for the second time, he was prevented from moving two motions at the statutory meeting of the Mayor and City Council, as they were not listed on the official agenda.

Dear Editor, United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister David Cameron lost his job, after losing the UK referendum to leave or remain (the Brexit vote) in the European Union (EU).

A report in relation to the March 3 Camp Street Prison fatal fire was yesterday sent to the Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) following the completion of a police investigation into the matter.

Dear Editor, I would like to draw to the public’s attention the rapid deterioration of the northbound lanes of the recently constructed Section 2 on the East Bank Demerara Road.

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – A man has been arrested for trying to extinguish the Olympic torch by throwing a bucket of water over it as it passed through his farming town of Maracaju in central Brazil, an officer at the local police station said yesterday.

Dear Editor Based on a conversation I had had with Dr Clive Thomas after the 1992 elections, I asked Mr Tacuma Ogunseye to check his facts directly with Dr Thomas (‘Mr Ogunseye should get the facts from Dr Thomas,’ SN, June 23).

Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) President Drubahadur yesterday said preparations are going smoothly for the upcoming West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Regional women’s limited overs tournament which bowls off next week in Guyana.

A post-mortem examination performed yesterday on the remains of Robin Raymond Elkanah Gordon, whose partially decomposed body was discovered in a canal near his home on Friday at Onderneeming, Parfait Harmonie, West Bank Demerara, revealed that he died as a result of drowning.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Head coach Paul Nixon says detailed planning has already gone into Jamaica Tallawahs’ campaign and he is hoping to reap rewards when the Caribbean Premier League bowls off tomorrow.

Dear Editor, I note with worry and also much anger the replies of GTU President Mark Lyte and Mr George Cave in the print media recently regarding my letters in the press which highlighted the actions against dozens of teachers in the High Court, especially as they relate to my own preliminary promotion to Head of the English Department.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto will this week agree that their three countries will aim to produce 50 per cent of their power from clean energy sources by 2025, the White House said yesterday.

A 36-year-old man of Charity, Essequibo Coast was yesterday fined $30,000 and sentenced to three years in prison after he was found guilty of possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.

President David Granger last Friday assured that once evidence has been accumulated against persons fingered in forensic audits as having engaged in corrupt practices, action will be taken.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Captain Jason Holder has hailed the progress made by West Indies in the just concluded Tri-Nations Series saying the lowly ranked side had defied the expectations of many.

A truck operator was released on self-bail yesterday after denying the theft of a CD player.

BOGOTA (Reuters) – Seventeen  Colombian soldiers died when their Russian-made Mi-17 helicopter crashed in a central mountainous area of the Andean country, the army said on yesterday.

Dear Editor, Decisions have been overturned by those who made them on much more significant issues than which teams are excluded from a particular international sporting event or series of events.

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s vote last Thursday to leave the European Union continued to reverberate through financial markets yesterday, with the pound falling to its lowest level in 31 years, despite government attempts to relieve some of the confusion about the political and economic outlook.

ISTANBUL/MOSCOW/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Turkey announced the restoration of diplomatic ties with Israel yesterday after a six-year rupture and expressed regret to Russia over the downing of a warplane, seeking to mend strained alliances and ease a sense of isolation on the world stage.

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A 5.7 magnitude earthquake hit Mexico’s southern state of Oaxaca yesterday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said, shaking buildings as far away as Mexico City, but officials reported there was no immediate damage.

(Reuters) – Australia, the world’s top-ranked one-day-international side, need to work on a number of aspects to improve ahead of next year’s Champions Trophy, captain Steve Smith said after they won a triangular series win in the West Indies.

Dear Editor, With reference to the headline, ‘Cases being built against drug kingpins -US embassy official’ (SN, June 26),  this is the second instance in approximately two weeks that the US government, through a very high level representative, has showed its hand. 

Dear Editor, In his riposte titled ‘Cheddi Jagan withdrew the offer of a ministerial post to Clive Thomas’ (SN, Jun 22), Tacuma Ogunseye falsely attacked me. 

Massive damage as power poles collapse: Three electricity poles fell on Church Street in the Bourda area yesterday, causing massive damage and inconvenience.

The newly installed City Hall has gotten off to a bad start.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Russian harassment and surveillance of US diplomats in Moscow has increased significantly and US Secretary of State John Kerry raised the issue recently with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the State Department said yesterday.

HAVANA (Reuters) – A large “Four Points by Sheraton” sign has gone up outside the Havana hotel that this week becomes the first in Cuba to operate under a US brand since the 1959 revolution.

Peru’s pro-business President-elect Pedro Pablo Kuczynski won his country’s elections by a hair with the last-minute help of a leftist party, but — judging from what he told me in an interview — he won’t budge on his criticism of Venezuela and other repressive regimes.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Captain Jason Holder has broken into the top 20 of the One-Day International rankings for the first time in his career, following strong performances during the just concluded Tri-Nations Series.

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